White House teleprompter operator made more than $100,000 betting on Trump’s speeches, report says

White House teleprompter operator made more than $100,000 betting on Trump’s speeches, report says President Trump called the situation ‘deeply unfortunate and frankly disgrace’ the White House said - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments The man who operated President Donald Trump’s teleprompter for more than a decade has been placed on unpaid administrative leave after being accused of winning more than $100,000 from betting on the content of the president’s speeches. Gabriel “Gabe” Perez, a technical assistant to the president, is in talks with federal regulators to settle allegations that he used his inside knowledge to place bets and win on Kalshi, ABC News reported first. Sources told ABC News that Kalshi alerted the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, an independent agency that regulates futures, swaps and bets, to suspicious activity on its “Mentions” market – where users can bet on specific words, phrases or topics used during speeches. Perez operated Trump’s teleprompter during the State of the Union and placed bets on more than a dozen speeches over a three-month time span, ABC News reported. The Independent has asked Kalshi for comment. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Thursday that Perez was put on unpaid administrative leave and is currently complying with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Leavitt said the president found the situation “Deeply unfortunate and frankly a disgrace.” Trump will have a different teleprompter operator for his big speech on election integrity Thursday evening, Leavitt said. More follows... Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Comments